Trivia: 01/21/2013

What was significant about Martin Luther King Day in the year 2000?

• It marked the first time that Martin Luther King Day, which had become a legal federal holiday in 1986, was officially observed in all 50 states.

 

Which World War II enemies never signed a formal peace treaty ending the conflict between their two nations?

• Japan and Russia, because of a dispute over the Kuril Islands. The 55-island chain was ceded to Russia as part of the 1945 Yalta Agreement, but Japan claims it has a historic right to the four southernmost islands.

 

What was the original stage name of rock musician Meat Loaf, according to the animated TV sitcom South Park?

• Couscous. In a Season 2 South Park episode, first aired in 1998, the rocker decides to beef up his name at the suggestion of Chef. (Meat Loaf’s birth name is Marvin Lee Aday.)